On a special 500th-episode edition of Masters in Business, Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks with Jenny Johnson, the president and chief executive officer of Franklin Templeton. Johnson joined the firm in 1988 and held leadership roles in all its major divisions, including investment management, distribution, technology, operations and high-net-worth, before becoming CEO in February 2020. She also led the historic acquisition of Legg Mason in 2020, with the combined organization managing more than $1.5 trillion globally. Among many other accolades, she has been named to Barron's list of the 100 most influential women in US finance for three consecutive years, most recently in 2022.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Stephen Suttmeier, director and chief equity technical strategist at Merrill Lynch. His research appears regularly in Monthly Chart Portfolio of Global Markets, Market Analysis Comment, Sectors and Stocks on the Move, Thematic Stock Charts, and Chart Blast. Stephen ranked No. 4 in the 2015 Institutional Investor All America Research Poll and was the winner in the Best Bank for Equity Research category in the 2016 and 2017 Technical Analyst Awards. He joined Merrill Lynch in March 2007 as a technical research analyst. Previously, he was a senior FICC technical analyst at Informa Global Markets. He is a chartered market technician and CFA charterholder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.